Brief description: a calendar for 1949 (most date sheets removed from recto) printed for John Walton & Co of Mere, with a picture in black and white of Stourton Tower (Alfred’s Tower) with a brief history of the tower; a complete calendar for 1949 is printed on the reverse with a JW monograph and list of useful dates, 1948 for 1949

Associated person: Walton, John, Mr

Associated date: 1948

height: 32.9 cm

width: 20.9 cm

Classifications:
trade | shopkeeper | person |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: poor

Brief description: copy of a letter with diagram from E. S. S. Hindley, Ironfounder, of Bourton, Dorset, to J. F. Rutter about the design and supply of metal memorial tablets for Mere Cemetery, dated September 7th 1868

height: 29.7 cm

width: 20.5 cm

Classifications:
trade | ironfounder | society | person

Material: paper
Condition: good

Brief description: a poster printed in black advertising the annual Mere Parish Meeting to be held in The Lecture Hall on Tuesday March15th 1960 at 7.30 p.m.

Associated person: Standerwick, W., Mr

Associated date: 15.3.1960

height: 38 cm

width: 25.6 cm

Classifications:
society | government |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: good

Brief description: certificate with printed crest and hand written, issued to the Civil Parish of Mere by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to commemmorate the adoption of H.M.S. ‘Kingston Agate’ during Warship Week, March 1942

Associated date: 3.1942

height: 33.2 cm

width: 21.4 cm

Classifications:
arms | World War II | society | money |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: good

Brief description: copy of a sepia photograph of Miss J. M. Hooper, teacher at Mere British Infants School, early 20th century

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

height: 16.8 cm

width: 8.8 cm

Classifications:
society | education | person |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: copy of a black and white photo of people outside the Victoria Hall, Mere, on the occasion of the election of Robert Grimstone as M.P. for Mere, 1949

Place: Mere

County: Wiltshire

height: 8.6 cm

width: 13.5 cm

Classifications:
society | government | person |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: copy of a photograph of Charlotte Avery, daughter of Mary Down (see note) of Steep St., Mere, in oldage, c.1915

height: 7.7 cm

width: 5.9 cm

Classifications:
person |
Material:
Condition: good

Brief description: a printed certificate, completed by hand, of the vaccination of Ellen Avery at the Surgery,Church St., Mere, signed by Charles Rumsey, Public Vaccinator and by ? Norris, Registrar and dated March 1877.

Associated person: Avery, Ellen, Miss

Associated date: 1877

height: 34.2 cm

width: 21.5 cm

Classifications:
society | health | person |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: creased, torn,discoloured and very fragile

Brief description: a handwritten letter from Mrs James Gray (daughter of Mary Down of Steep St., Mere) to her mother from Colorado, U.S.A. dated January 9th 1889

Associated date: 1889

height: 24 cm

width: 12.6 cm

Classifications:
society | communication | person |
Material: paper, ink
Condition: creased, torn,discoloured and very fragile, one sheet in3 pieces

Brief description: copy of a sepia photograph of Mrs James Gray, daughter of Mary Down (see note) of Steep St., Mere, which was enclosed in a letter to Mary Down (MEREM:2008.73) of Mrs Gray with members of her family in Colorado, U.S.A., c.1889

height: 11.2 cm

width: 13.9 cm

Classifications:
agriculture | person |
Material:
Condition: good